KCC Biology Secondary Education

This transfer guide can assist biology secondary education students with their transition
to Saint Xavier University. Please refer to the general education requirements for
an A.A. or A.S. degree found in the Kankakee Community College (KCC) Academic Catalog.

If students complete the majority of their general education requirements prior to
transferring to SXU, they may qualify for the IAI GECC Articulation Agreement with
the exception of Philosophy 150: The Examined Life and a religious studies course.

Saint Xavier University

Kankakee Community College Equivalent

Communication

ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing

COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals

Mathematics

MATH 112: College Algebra

MATH 113: College TrigonometryorMATH 201: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

*IAI Waivers are available for those students who transfer to SXU with an A.A. or
A.S. degree or complete the majority of their General Education Core prior to transferring.

**As of Academic Catalog 2018-2019, students are required to take one U.S. and one
non-U.S. History course. See IAI waiver note.

Transferable Courses

Saint Xavier University

Kankakee Community College Equivalent

EDU 202: Educational Psychology

EDU 323: Survey of Students with Exceptionalities for the Regular Classroom Teacher

PSYCH 201: Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood

BIOL courses for the major

BIOL electives

Supportive Courses for the major

Additional Information

Students pursuing a secondary education license in biology must achieve a minimum
GPA of 3.0 to successfully apply to student teach, and then they must maintain this
GPA during all remaining semesters prior to student teaching. Major area of specialization
coursework includes all content-area courses used to fulfill major requirements in
the program (i.e., BIOL, CHEM, PHYS and MATH courses).